Hokusai

(Japanese, 1760–1849)

Hokusai was a seminal Japanese artist known for his ukiyo-e paintings and prints. Hokusai’s most iconic works include The Great Wave off Kanagawa (c. 1828­–1833) and his series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (c. 1830­–1832). “All I have produced before the age of 70 is not worth taking into account. At 73 I have learned a little about the real structure of nature, of animals, plants, trees, birds, fishes and insects,” he once said. Born Katsushika Hokusai on October 30, 1760 in Edo (present-day Tokyo), Japan, he began painting at a young age, and apprenticed to a woodcarver as a teenager. At the age of 18, he was accepted into the studio of Katsukawa Shunsho, whose paintings focused on depicting the merchant class. With the death of Shunsho in 1793, Hokusai’s work began to take on the characteristic style for which he is now known. Over the following decades, he illustrated novels and produced his famous Hokusai Manga (1814), a copybook for beginners. The artist died at the age of 88, on May 10, 1849 in Tokyo, Japan. His paintings and woodblock prints, as well as those by other Japanese artists, had a profound impact on the development of the 19th-century European painters Édouard ManetClaude Monet, and Vincent van Gogh. Today, Hokusai’s works are held in the collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, the Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg, and the Sumida Hokusai Museum in Tokyo, among others.

Hokusai Artworks

Hokusai (2,634 results)
LE COL DE MISHIMA   DANS LA PROVINCE DE , 1829–1833

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LE COL DE MISHIMA DANS LA PROVINCE DE , 1829–1833

Sale Date: December 9, 1992

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TWO BEAUTIES WALKING ALONG A ROAD, GAZING INTO...

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TWO BEAUTIES WALKING ALONG A ROAD, GAZING INTO...

Sale Date: October 23, 1992

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A GROUP OF NINE MUSICIANS, ATTENDED BY TWO...

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A GROUP OF NINE MUSICIANS, ATTENDED BY TWO...

Sale Date: October 23, 1992

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THE UNIVALVE SHELL

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THE UNIVALVE SHELL

Sale Date: October 23, 1992

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SHOGI COLTS

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SHOGI COLTS

Sale Date: October 23, 1992

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VOTIVE PICTURES

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VOTIVE PICTURES

Sale Date: October 23, 1992

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THREE GIRLS ON NEW YEAR'S MORNING, ONE FETCHING...

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THREE GIRLS ON NEW YEAR'S MORNING, ONE FETCHING...

Sale Date: October 23, 1992

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THE CHERRY SHELL

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THE CHERRY SHELL

Sale Date: October 23, 1992

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THE ABALONE OR EAR SHELL

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THE ABALONE OR EAR SHELL

Sale Date: October 23, 1992

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THE PURE RED SHELL

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THE PURE RED SHELL

Sale Date: October 23, 1992

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BRIDLE-BIT QUARTERS, 1822

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BRIDLE-BIT QUARTERS, 1822

Sale Date: October 23, 1992

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AN OLD MAN ENGRAVING A WOODBLOCK, WATCHING A...

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AN OLD MAN ENGRAVING A WOODBLOCK, WATCHING A...

Sale Date: October 23, 1992

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PAPER DEPICTING A MATCHING LACQUER WRITING BOX...

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PAPER DEPICTING A MATCHING LACQUER WRITING BOX...

Sale Date: October 23, 1992

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ZWEI ANSICHTEN DES FUJI, 1840

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ZWEI ANSICHTEN DES FUJI, 1840

Sale Date: October 21, 1992

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FUGAKKU SANJUROKKEI: KOSHU KAJIKAZAWA (36 VIEWS...

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FUGAKKU SANJUROKKEI: KOSHU KAJIKAZAWA (36 VIEWS...

Sale Date: June 4, 1992

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FUGAKKU SANJUROKKEI: GAIFU KAISEI (36 VIEWS OF...

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FUGAKKU SANJUROKKEI: GAIFU KAISEI (36 VIEWS OF...

Sale Date: June 4, 1992

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FUGAKU SANJUROKKEI: KOSHU OMETOGE (36 VIEWS OF...

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FUGAKU SANJUROKKEI: KOSHU OMETOGE (36 VIEWS OF...

Sale Date: June 4, 1992

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FUGAKKU SANJUROKKEI: ENOSHIMA (36 VIEWS OF FUJI:

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FUGAKKU SANJUROKKEI: ENOSHIMA (36 VIEWS OF FUJI:

Sale Date: June 4, 1992

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SHINSHU, SUWA: KOSUI, KORIWATARI (LAKE SUWA IN...

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SHINSHU, SUWA: KOSUI, KORIWATARI (LAKE SUWA IN...

Sale Date: June 4, 1992

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FUGAKKU SANJUROKKEI: TOKAIDO HODOGAYA (36 VIEWS...

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FUGAKKU SANJUROKKEI: TOKAIDO HODOGAYA (36 VIEWS...

Sale Date: June 4, 1992

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FUGAKKU SANJUROKKEI: SOSHU UMEZAWAZAI (36 VIEWS...

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FUGAKKU SANJUROKKEI: SOSHU UMEZAWAZAI (36 VIEWS...

Sale Date: June 4, 1992

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FUGAKKU SANJUROKKEI: KOSHU MISAKA SUIMEN (THE 36

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FUGAKKU SANJUROKKEI: KOSHU MISAKA SUIMEN (THE 36

Sale Date: June 4, 1992

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SHOKOKU MEIKYO KIRAN: SUO NO KUNI KINTAIBASHI...

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SHOKOKU MEIKYO KIRAN: SUO NO KUNI KINTAIBASHI...

Sale Date: June 4, 1992

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HYAKUNIN ISSHU UBA GA ETOKI: JITO TENNO (100...

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HYAKUNIN ISSHU UBA GA ETOKI: JITO TENNO (100...

Sale Date: June 4, 1992

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